Bedeutung
Possessing currency or financial means.
Kultureller Hintergrund
Finns rarely carry cash. If someone says 'Minulla ei ole rahaa', they might just mean they don't have physical coins, but they have money on their card. It is considered polite to offer to pay for your own share. Saying 'Minulla on rahaa' in a restaurant often means 'I can pay for myself'. The connection between 'raha' and squirrel skins is still taught in schools. It's a point of national pride in the language's forest roots. MobilePay is the dominant way to transfer money between friends. You might hear 'Onko sinulla rahaa MobilePayssa?'
The 'At Me' Rule
Always remember that in Finnish, you don't have things; things are just located at you. This applies to money, cars, and even siblings!
Partitive is King
Never say 'Minulla on raha' unless you are talking about one specific coin. Always use 'rahaa'.
Bedeutung
Possessing currency or financial means.
The 'At Me' Rule
Always remember that in Finnish, you don't have things; things are just located at you. This applies to money, cars, and even siblings!
Partitive is King
Never say 'Minulla on raha' unless you are talking about one specific coin. Always use 'rahaa'.
Spoken Finnish
If you want to sound like a local, say 'Mulla on rahaa' instead of 'Minulla on rahaa'.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the correct form of the person (Minä) and the word 'raha'.
_______ on _______.
You need the adessive case for the person (Minulla) and the partitive case for the money (rahaa).
How do you say 'We don't have money'?
Choose the correct sentence:
Negative possession uses 'ei ole' and the partitive 'rahaa'.
Complete the dialogue at the market.
Myyjä: Se on kaksi euroa. Sinä: Hetki... _______ (I have money).
The standard way to say you have money is 'Minulla on rahaa'.
Match the Finnish sentence to the situation.
1. Onko sinulla rahaa? 2. Minulla on paljon rahaa. 3. Minulla ei ole yhtään rahaa.
These sentences cover the three main states of having money.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
English vs Finnish Possession
Aufgabensammlung
4 Aufgaben_______ on _______.
You need the adessive case for the person (Minulla) and the partitive case for the money (rahaa).
Choose the correct sentence:
Negative possession uses 'ei ole' and the partitive 'rahaa'.
Myyjä: Se on kaksi euroa. Sinä: Hetki... _______ (I have money).
The standard way to say you have money is 'Minulla on rahaa'.
1. Onko sinulla rahaa? 2. Minulla on paljon rahaa. 3. Minulla ei ole yhtään rahaa.
These sentences cover the three main states of having money.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenBecause money is an uncountable mass noun. In Finnish, mass nouns use the partitive case when the amount is indefinite.
Yes, 'olla rahaa' applies to cash, bank accounts, and digital wallets like MobilePay.
You can say 'Minulla ei ole yhtään rahaa' (I don't have any money) or 'Olen aivan PA-TI' (slang).
Yes, it's a neutral, standard phrase. Just avoid bragging about having 'paljon rahaa'.
'Raha' is the general word for money. 'Valuutta' refers to a specific currency like Euros or Dollars.
In the 'Minulla on' structure, 'on' stays the same even if 'we' or 'they' have the money.
Use 'Onko sinulla pikkurahaa?' or 'Onko sinulla vaihtorahaa?'
Yes, 'massi' is very common slang among young people in cities.
Yes, that means 'I have euros'. It follows the same grammar as 'olla rahaa'.
It's a common idiom meaning 'money talks' or 'money is the deciding factor'.
Verwandte Redewendungen
ansaita rahaa
similarTo earn money
tuhlata rahaa
contrastTo waste/spend money
säästää rahaa
builds onTo save money
rahatilanne
specialized formMoney situation
pikkuraha
specialized formSmall change
